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Script to save FM files as older version
I'm working on some scripts to save FrameMaker books to older Frame and MIF versions. I'm using a framework kindly supplied by Rick Quatro to run through all the documents in a book. When I run the...
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Archive utility does not work in FrameMaker 2015
The Archive utility (a script Adobe created that packages all of a book's files, including images regardless of their source location) does not work in FrameMaker 2015. Is there a new version...
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Set conditional tag to all table cells including the content
Hi,I am using FM12, unstructured. I would like to set the entire content of a chapter to a certain conditional text (by selecting all content and setting the condition).My problem is with tables. This...
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XML to FrameMaker - FDK API
Do we have any FDK API to convert XML to FrameMaker ? Do we have any alternative solutions?
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Calling an ExtendScript script from the command line
Hi! I can call an ExtendScript script from a command line just by using its path, but is there a way to pass parameters to the script? Thanks. -Rick
View ArticleHas anyone used scripts in FrameMaker 2015?
Hi everyone, We have some relatively complex scripts we use to update books in FrameMaker 10. Now that we are running them on FrameMaker 2015, the results are mixed. We are parsing out each function...
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Convert an ExtendScript to FDK
Hi All. I have never used FrameMaker until today so this is my first post here. :-) I have combined a file-reading script and Ian Proudfoot's Search and Replace script into a script that reads comma...
View ArticleStrip structure from document
Hi and all the best in new year! If I like to open a structured document in unstructured framemaker-app, I can use Constants.FV_StripStructureAndOpen in open-parameters.Is there any way to delete the...
View ArticleCan anyone please guide me how to write a plugin from scratch for framemaker...
My goal is to modify the index marker and cross references by using the extendscript plugin.But I am not able to find any good source from where I can understand the basics of writing the plugin using...
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How to trigger a refresh of a dropdown list when the selection is changed
Hi, This is a general ExtendScript question, but since I'm working with FM, I'll ask here first. I have a bit of a paradox here and I'm not sure of the best way to handle it. I have a dialog box with a...
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Moving menu commands
Has anyone had success adding custom commands to FrameMaker menus and then moving them to different locations on the menu? I can do this with the FDK and FrameScript but I haven't had success with...
View ArticleTextRange problem
I had reported a strange problem with TextRange in my post "Working off paragraphs in two successive While loops" - which could be bypassed with Russ Wards help.In a recent discussion in the German...
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Replace string with formatted text
Dear all - I'm back to my beloved project...I want to replace a found string by a TextSelction (formatted text) and started with Jang’s famous function FindAndReplaceString.Since my replacement comes...
View ArticleFind text and apply paragraph format tag in Framemaker 11
Help!!! I'm trying to automate finding text in a FM11 file and tagging it with a specific para tag. Once it's tagged, I want to be able to search for the same string again and delete it. The search...
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Re-apply format to paragraph
Dear all,Once again it seams that I "put the cart before the horse" to do the following:- In the current document i have a text selection and want to re-apply the pgf format from the catalogue to the...
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Entering carriage returns in extendscript
So, I've been able to fight my way up to a point to where I can search for a string, apply a para format, then replace the found string. Works great! Thanks, Russ, for the assist... Now, does anyone...
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FM Script to find the pagenumber of a paragraph
I am working on a frame maker script and flowing from first Pgf to the last Pgf in search of selected PgfFmt. When I found the required PgfFmt I need to list the page number in which page the Pgf is...
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Logic to insert a CrossReference in an Active Doc
Hi,I am facing problem in inserting Xref in the document that Xref is linked to the Figure in different document. I am not getting the logic how this can be established using Extend Script. Please...
View ArticleaFile.remove() not working as expected
Trying to find out why the code below is not deleting all files from the target folder. After some test it appears that only graphic files (jpg, png, gif) are being removed, skipping pdf, txt, eps,...
View ArticleType mismatch ?
Dear experts,I have an ini-file and want to read the value of a distinct entry. Within the script the item is found and its value also. Outside the script the value is undefined.What happens? Any ideas...
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